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Genesis 1:2

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2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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The Last Judgement #21

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21. The Lord rose again not only in spirit, but also in body, because the Lord, while in the world, glorified, that is, made Divine, His whole humanity. For the soul He had from the Father was of itself the real Divine, and His body became a likeness of the soul, that is, of the Father, so it too was Divine. That is why He, unlike any human being, rose again in both spirit and body. 1 He made this plain to the disciples, who thought they were seeing a spirit when they saw Him, saying:

Look at my hands and my feet, see that it is I myself. Touch Me and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me have. Luke 24:36-39.

In these words He indicated that He was man, not only in spirit but also in body.

Footnotes:

1. People rise again only as spirits (10593-10594). The Lord alone also rose again bodily (1729, 2083, 5078, 10825).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Luke 19:24-26

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24 He said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.'

25 "They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

26 'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.